"Refugees are people who flee their country because of a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group. A refugee either cannot return home, or is afraid to do so."

Using a dictionary, find the meanings of the following words:

flee

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persecution

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race

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religion

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nationality

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civil war

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asylum

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a) Give an example of a conflict that has happened in the 1990s that has caused people to flee from their home and country.